Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to a monograph; of the nature of a monograph.
  • Pertaining to or of the nature of a monogram.
  • Drawn in lines without colors.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to a monograph

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Examples

  • But "John Pawson: Plain Space," a monographic show at London's Design Museum on the work of the man frequently called "Mr. Minimalism," escapes such preconceptions while still remaining true to his essential approach.

    The Pared Minimum Julie V. Iovine 2011

  • It is a reunion of sorts -- iconic masterpieces by the likes of Rothko & Pollock hang beside less famous but equally important works in the shows monographic galleries, while in others artists not as well known take their places beside their colleagues, as they did at "The Club" and the Cedar where they gathered decades ago to drink, dine, discuss, debate -- and ultimately shape their place in the history of art.

    Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta: Reunion -- "Abstract Expressionist New York" Opens @ MoMA Mark Wiener 2010

  • It is a reunion of sorts -- iconic masterpieces by the likes of Rothko & Pollock hang beside less famous but equally important works in the shows monographic galleries, while in others artists not as well known take their places beside their colleagues, as they did at "The Club" and the Cedar where they gathered decades ago to drink, dine, discuss, debate -- and ultimately shape their place in the history of art.

    Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta: Reunion -- "Abstract Expressionist New York" Opens @ MoMA Mark Wiener 2010

  • Opening Oct. 7 and running until next summer, this monographic show entitled "Bivouac" will feature more than 300 objects, drawings and experiments, which the Bouroullecs have curated themselves.

    In the Comfort of One's Museum Emma Crichton-Miller 2011

  • There have been stunning monographic exhibitions, including an enlightening examination of Frankenthaler's pivotal work of the 1950s and a survey of Joseph Marioni's rigorous monochrome paintings, both selected by the Rose's former director, Carl Belz.

    More Than the Art Would Be Lost 2009

  • Around 30 editions later, they've worked with more than 600 artists to create unique monographic editions with high production standards.

    Reinventing the Magazine 2009

  • Beyond the existing surveys, the monographic literature on Polish Jewry, which has expanded considerably in the past two to three decades, has done little to correct this imbalance.

    Poland: Interwar. 2009

  • Her most sustained works of literary history are A Little Love in Big Manhattan: Two Yiddish Poets (1988) and her monographic study I.L. Peretz and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture (1991).

    Ruth R. Wisse. 2009

  • During the 1990s, the Library averaged annual receipts of approximately 650 monographic titles: 600 titles from Denmark, 25 Denmark-related titles published in the United States, and 25 Denmark-related titles published outside Denmark and the United States.

    Collection Overview: The Danish Collections at the Library of Congress « ResourceShelf 2007

  • “An outstanding work that will be an important contribution to the monographic literature on the law of slavery in the United States.”

    Jones on Mixed-Race Inheritance in the Antebellum South Dan Ernst 2008

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